Later Events
After his term in Congress, Lovell returned to teaching, but continued to hold various political offices. He was collector of taxes in Massachusetts from 1784 to 1788 and Customs Officer of Boston in 1778 and 1789. He died in Windham, Maine (then part of Massachusetts) on July 14, 1814.
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